Healthcare professionals and mental health (Part 2) with Dr Kieran Allen

Get Real: Talking mental health & disability

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LISTENER NOTE: The conversations on this podcast contain discussions of trauma, post traumatic stress, mental health and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.

For this episode we talk to Dr Kieran Allen. Kieran is a senior psychiatric registrar in Melbourne and he’s a passionate and prominent advocate for the mental health of healthcare professionals. Kieran’s passion in this space comes from his own experience with his mental health. Kieran first experienced challenges with his mental health during adolescence, and during his time at university studying medicine, his mental health declined to a point it threatened his life.
Kieran co-founded Hand-n-Hand Peer Support Network in 2020. Hand-n-Hand was born out of the COVID-19 pandemic, where it became clear that healthcare workers needed support.
You can follow Kieran on Twitter @DrKieranAllen

Kieran contributed his personal story to the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System. You can read his story here and his submission here.

ermha365 provides a range of mental health services designed to help people experiencing mental health challenges to thrive in the community.
Your hosts are Karenza Louis-Smith, CEO ermha365 and Emily Webb, Advocacy and External Communications Advisor.
If you have been affected by anything discussed in these episodes please contact (in Australia) Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467. If you are outside Australia please contact your country-specific mental health helpline/s or services.
ermha365 provides mental health and disability support for people in Victoria and the Northern Territory. Find out more about our services at our website.
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Lifeline 13 11 14
QLIFE 1800 184 527
13 YARN 13 92 76
Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467
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